Combination toilet apparatus.



No. 763,280. PATENTED JUNE 21, 1904.. H. S. HALE. COMBINATION TOILETAPPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12. 1902. H0 MODEL. 7 I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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PATENTED JUNE 21, 1904.

H. S. HALE. COIVUEIIJATION TOILET APPARATUS.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 21, 1904.

PATENT FFICE.

HENRY S. HALE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,280, dated June 21,1904,

Application filed February 12, 1902. Serial No. 93,727. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY S. HALE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombination Toilet Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to the combination of a bath-tub, a washbasin, anda water-closet, (or of the two devices first named only,) and has forits object to provide a compact structure answering essentialrequirements, which shall be extremely compact and shall thereforeeconomize space consumed, and which shall be cheap of manufacture andinstallation, largely because of economy of piping and other devicescommonly used in the plumbing art.

A further object is to provide a structure which because of itssimplicity and by reason of the arrangement of the piping and otherdevices peculiar to this invention shall be capable of absolutecleanliness, the used water both from the basin and from tub escapingthrough the waste-pipe of the closet.

A further object is to provide a structure in which liability to leakagewill be minimized, there being but few parts and little piping and butfew joints.

In carrying out the invention I prefer to employ a bath-tub, awashbasin, and a watercloset, which may all be generally of standard orusual construction. These are placed in a novel juxtaposition, the waterbeing supplied thereto by means of a pipe or pipes common to all three.I preferably arrange the basin adjacent to (or to some extent over) oneend of the tub and the closet adjacent to such basin and either in linewith the longitude of the tub or at right angles thereto or in suchother near relation as may be convenient. The pipes containing hot andcold water I run to the washbasin, where a two-way faucet is employed sodesigned that when the cock or cocks are open water maybe suppliedeither to the tub or to the basin. In addition I lead a branch of thecold-water pipe to the flushing tank or reservoir by means of which thecloset is flushed. \Vhere the invention is emtub, and this pipe Iconnect with the wastepipe running from the closet. The simple mechanismand plumbing connections thus described constitute the only provisionnecessary under my invention for complete operative use of the combinedstructure consisting of basin, tub, and water-closet.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is an elevation, Fig. 2 a plan view, and Fig. 3 an enlargeddetail, illustrating a preferred construction of faucet for supplyingwater to both the tub and washbasin.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference denotecorresponding parts, A is a bath-tub, here shown as supported upon legsa. Adjacent to one end of the tub I employ a washstand having a top Band bowl or basin 6, the latter being provided with the usual overflowvent b. The washstand is preferably supported by means of brackets 5which may projectfrom a wall or extend upwardly from the floor where theinvention is not employed in connection with a watercloset. WVhere thelatter device is used, such brackets may, as shown, be secured upon theside of a flushing tank or reservoir 0, containing the usualbalance-valve (not shown) operable by means of an external trigger orhandle 0.

I) E designate, respectively, thehot and cold water pipes. These lead tothe faucet F, passing through cocks a before joining that portion a ofthe faucet which is common to both pipes. A branch E is taken from thecoldwater pipe E and leads to the interior of the flushing tank orreservoir C.

The faucet F is shown in detail in Fig. 3. In addition to the cocks cthis comprises a nozzle (1 which operates in a horizontal plane adaiting it to be swung over the washbasin or over the tub. The dischargeof all water through such nozzle being determinable by means of thecocks 0, either hot or cold water or an admixture of both may be feel toeither device.

The water-closet may be of any desired construction; but I prefer to usethat form which is adapted to be flushed by means, for instance, of atank or reservoir C, such as that shown herein. I employ, therefore, aconnecting flushing-pipe Gr, running from the under side of the tank 0to the hopper of the water-closet H. Upon operating the trigger or otherreleasing device 0 the water contained within the tank C is dischargedin considerable volume into such hopper, thereby flushing the same inthe usual manner.

1 designates an overflow-pipe communicating at one end with the interiorof the tub A and at a point above which water should not rise and at'the other end with the flushingpipc (i or, if desired, with the hopperH. In-

J tel-mediate of its ends the pipe I is also connected with the wasteand overflow ports of the basin 7), the vent of such basin beingoperable by means of a plug and plug-actuating device 1". Where nowater-closet is employed in the combination apparatus, the waste andoverflow from the tub may be provided for by a waste-pipe L, dottedlines in Fig. 1, and this, if desired, may also be utilized for drainageof water from the tub.

J designates an exhaust-pipe for the tub. As here shown, one end of thisis connected with the bottom of said tub, the other end being connectedwith the waste-pipe K of the watercloset. Intermediate of its ends theexhaustpipe J may be provided with a trap 7'. Said. pipe and its trapare here shown as arranged beneath the flooring, the object being toconceal this portion of the piping. Such location is not essential,however, for either or both may be readily arranged above the flooring,if desired.

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated a form of the apparatus above described inwhich the closetseat is a continuation of the composite structure, lyingin the plane of the longitudinal center thereof. For the purpose offurther economy of space, howeveras, for instance, the structure is tobe installed in a corner such closet may be arranged at right angles tosuch longitudinal center, as illustrated in dotted lines in said figure,it being thereby made possible to utilize space otherwise necessarily tobe allowed because of the size and degree of the outward projection ofthe washbasin and tub. Further, and because of the same considerationsas to economy of space, I may, if desired, arrange the tub at an angleto the washstand, the closet bearing the relation to the latter shownboth in full lines and in clotted lines in Fig. 2, and herein resides animportant feature of the invention-1'. m, the same or substantially thesame system of piping which is herein shown and described may beemployed in any correlative arrangement of the severalinstrumentalities, the only changes therein necessarily to be made inadapting it to the new relation being of an exceedingly simple naturereadily performed. I desire it also to be understood that in place ofthe stationary bath-tub A, I may employ a tub of the folding variety,the same being adapted when not in use to fold up close to the washbasinand piping construction above described and when in use to be extendedto its full length. Such a tub being of wellknown construction is notillustrated herein. In case of such substitution I may employ the samefaucet and water-supplying arrangements generally which have heretoforebeen described, but due to the folding characteristic of the tub mayemploy a flexible connection between the overflow and the waste pipes(or either of them) and the interior of such tub.

I do not claim herein the combination, with a tub, of a basin, aflushingtank and a watercloset in juxtaposition thereto, a common sourceof water-supply, and means for passing water from said tub, said basin,and said tank to said closet, inasmuch as this combination issubject-matter of my eopending application, Serial No. 162,206, filedJune 19, 1903.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a toilet apparatus, the combination with a tub. basin and closetarranged in adjacence with each other, of a waste-pipe for the closet,an outlet-pipe for the tub communicating with the waste-pipe of thecloset, an overflow-pipe for the tub leading to the upper portion of thecloset, and an overflowpipe for the basin communicating with theoverflow-pipe for the tub.

2. In a toilet apparatus, the combination with a tub, basin and closetarranged in ad jacence with each other, and a tank above the closet, ofa waste-pipe for the closet, an outlet-pipe for the tub communicatingwith the waste-pipe of the closet, an overflow-pipe for the tub arrangedat an incline and communicating with the upper portion of the closet, anoverflow-pipe for the basin communicating with the said inclined pipe,and a discharge-pipe for the tank also connected with said inclinedpipe, whereby the water from both overflow-pipes and the discharge-pipeof the tank are directed through said closet to thoroughly clean thesame.

This specilication signed and witnessed this 7th day of February, 1902.

HENRY S. HALE. l/Vitncsses:

GEO. H. RAPSON, Lines A. MARTIN.

